Ring says it is adding opt-in end-to-end encryption for eight cameras in technical preview for US users (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge)
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:Ring says it is adding opt-in end-to-end encryption for eight cameras in technical preview for US users — Starting today in a ‘technical preview’ — Ring is starting to add support for end-to-end encryption to its cameras. The feature will keep video streams encrypted from the camera …
Molecula, which is developing a cloud-based feature store for AI and machine learning workloads, raises $17.6M Series A led by Drive Capital (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:Molecula, which is developing a cloud-based feature store for AI and machine learning workloads, raises $17.6M Series A led by Drive Capital — Molecula, which is developing a cloud-based feature store for AI and machine learning workloads, today announced it has raised $17.6 million.
MX, which develops analytics tools for financial institutions, raises $300M Series C led by TPG Growth at a $1.9B valuation, taking total raised to $475M (Christine Hall/Crunchbase News)
Christine Hall / Crunchbase News:MX, which develops analytics tools for financial institutions, raises $300M Series C led by TPG Growth at a $1.9B valuation, taking total raised to $475M — Fintech data company MX aims to connect people with their financial data in a way that automates their “money experience.”
EM FIG trio storm into market seeking dollars and euros
Turkey’s Yapi Kredi, Russia’s Credit Bank of Moscow and Banque Ouest Africaine de Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement have all approached investors this week to sound out interest in hard currency bonds.
NYC-based Rho, a startup bank aimed at high-growth businesses, raises $15M Series A led by M13 Ventures (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:NYC-based Rho, a startup bank aimed at high-growth businesses, raises $15M Series A led by M13 Ventures — Rho Technologies, the NYC-based fintech behind Rho Business Banking, has raised a $15 million Series A round led by M13 Ventures with participation from Torch Capital, and Inspired Capital.
Online therapy service Talkspace agrees to merge with a SPAC in a deal worth $1.4B that provides Talkspace with $250M in funding (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:Online therapy service Talkspace agrees to merge with a SPAC in a deal worth $1.4B that provides Talkspace with $250M in funding — Online therapy provider Talkspace has agreed to merge with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., the blank-check firm run by former JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive Doug Braunstein.
Stacklet, which is commercializing the Cloud Custodian open-source cloud governance project, raises $18M Series A, bringing its total raised to $22M (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:Stacklet, which is commercializing the Cloud Custodian open-source cloud governance project, raises $18M Series A, bringing its total raised to $22M — Stacklet, a startup that is commercializing the Cloud Custodian open-source cloud governance project, today announced that it has raised an $18 million Series A funding round.
Blend, which offers a digital lending service to banks and others, raises $300M Series G at a $3.3B valuation led by Coatue and Tiger Global Management (Mary Ann Azevedo/FinLedger)
Mary Ann Azevedo / FinLedger:Blend, which offers a digital lending service to banks and others, raises $300M Series G at a $3.3B valuation led by Coatue and Tiger Global Management — The round comes just five months after a $75 million Series F financing — Blend, which has developed a digital lending platform …
Biden advisor: US ‘lost critical time’ in climate change fight
National Economic Council Director-Designate Brian Deese said reentering the Paris agreement will be a top priority of Biden’s administration, but more must be done to curb emissions.